Datang Fenghua Road

"Your Majesty, this minister is a member of the army, and this little bit of water on your body is nothing. You should stop chasing the minister to inquire about the war. It's better to send a large army across the river to meet the Marquis of Jingyang..."

Li Chong knelt on the ground and spoke in a loud voice. What he said was a bit clueless. Li Shimin was shocked, and the eldest grandson turned pale. The couple said at the same time, "Could it be that he is in danger?"

The emperor is okay. Whenever there is a major event, the eldest grandson trembles all over. She grabs Li Chong and doesn't care about men and women.

Baiqisi is the dog's leg of the royal family, and there is no need to hide all kinds of private matters. The queen said "Yueer", and Li Chong's expression did not change when he heard that. Together, unless you commit suicide, you have to be loyal to the royal family for the rest of your life.

"Hurry up, you bastard!" Li Shimin suddenly ordered and reprimanded: "Look at what the empress is in such a hurry? What happened to the Marquis of Jingyang, why do you want me to send troops to rescue?"

Li Chong looked embarrassed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the minister just spoke too hastily, and some words didn't convey the meaning..." He carefully broke free from his eldest grandson's grasping hands, and coughed lightly, "Marquis Jingyang, please send your troops forward, It's not that rescue is needed, but supplies need to be transported..."

Li Shimin let out a soft "Huh" and asked in confusion, "Supplies? What kind of supplies?"

Li Chong replied with a look of joy, and loudly replied: "Your Majesty, you would never have imagined that Xinwancheng is not only a city of military rations, but also a city of tax collection in Goguryeo. Tonight I will raid in and I will find that there are countless gold in the city. The silver and copper coins, it turns out that they have just completed the autumn taxation, and the taxation of the entire northern border of Goguryeo has been collected to Xinwancheng, and it has not been delivered to the capital of Goryeo..."

Li Shimin was stunned. He was stunned for a long time before he could react. He murmured, "This stinky boy is really a lieutenant, but he made up his mind to attack and retaliate on a temporary basis, and he was able to meet Goguryeo's tax relief. How much gold and silver are in the city?"

Li Chong raised two fingers tremblingly, and said in a low voice: "Two million copper coins, forty boxes of gold, five carts of silver..." He looked at the emperor with a strange face, and then said in a low voice: "Besides, there are More than a dozen carts of Laoshan ginseng, and more than a dozen carts of high-grade mink fur, the Marquis of Jingyang roughly estimated that they should be worth one million guan.”

"Okay!" Li Shimin was overjoyed, and he said with a beaming expression: "With this unexpected wealth, my treasury must be full."

At this time, it was the third year of Zhenguan, and the annual revenue of the Tang Dynasty treasury was only 600 million. It was only because the Central Plains suffered from wars and chaos, and it has not recovered until now.

Compared with the Central Plains, Liaodong is extremely rich, because it has always been far away from wars, and the annual revenue of the treasury has reached 900 million.

Han Yue raided Xinmaru City tonight, just to snatch Goguryeo's northern taxes. The north is the land of Goryeo's production, and the taxes accounted for almost two-thirds of the country. Calculated in this way, it was only possible to grab 200 million copper coins, forty A box of gold, with countless ginseng and mink fur.

This is a huge fortune, roughly 500 million guan, no wonder the emperor was overjoyed.

It's a pity that the queen suddenly broke the emperor's head, she whispered: "Your Majesty, tonight's raid on Xinwancheng, Yue'er used his own private soldiers, the money is his war money, you can't reach out to him."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said bitterly: "I really regret it now, I shouldn't have given him a private soldier so early, 500 million guan..."

The emperor's eyes were red.

Chapter 242 Li Shimin's Red Eye Disease Again!

What is the concept of 500 million pennies?Datang's annual income for a whole year is a rich country like Goguryeo, which is also two-thirds of the tax revenue.

"I'm so mad, I'm so mad!" Li Shimin muttered angrily, "Back then when I attacked Luoyang, I mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses and fought for several months. One hundred thousand soldiers died, and the money I got was only two million. Could it be that this brat is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth? He just wanted to take revenge on Goguryeo on a temporary basis. The army he used was only a thousand people. In the end, he not only burned the city of food and grass, but also snatched 200 million guan. When is the money in this world so good? made money?"

500 million guan, and it is still a windfall. If the money is in the hands of the emperor, he can build a strong army, or expand the number of black armored cavalry.

Li Shimin waved his hands around, walking back and forth by the river, chanting words in his mouth, clearly saying, "My money, why didn't I send a cavalry with me tonight?"

The emperor obviously suffered from pink eye disease, how many great things can he do with 500 million wealth in his hands?In the end, it was because he sent Han Yue's private soldiers, and he took the private soldiers to fight tonight, and all the income has nothing to do with him.

The eldest grandson suddenly chuckled, stepped forward and took her husband's arm, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, when a child grows up, he needs some personal wealth. He is our eldest son, and he should have enjoyed the best glory and wealth, but he has been a child since he was a child." I'm lonely, and I still have a foreign surname. The other princes have fiefs and rewards, but he can only work hard on his own. This time he made a little money, so don't rob it with your children."

"Small money? 500 million is also called small money?" Li Shimin jumped and shouted, angrily said: "You don't have to fool me, maidservant of Guanyin, although this kid's identity has not been announced to the world, but my love for him is no less than other princes. Hmph, what a wealth-gathering place the exchange market outside the customs is, if anyone goes to sit in town, the proceeds will have to contribute [-]% to the imperial court... But how did I do it? I only asked him [-]% of the tax, but this brat died in less than two years I have earned several million coins, and I have never seen him express it to Lao Tzu..."

The emperor opened his mouth to say the word "Lao Tzu", his eyes were obviously red with anxiety, the grandson laughed again, Li Chong, who was kneeling on the ground next to him, was a little embarrassed, but this man was also extremely smart, so he bit the bullet and resisted In a word, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the reason why the exchange market outside the customs can make money is because the Marquis of Jingyang has the ability."

"Get out of here!" Li Shimin jumped up with a kick, and said angrily, "Leader of the dignified hundred knights, what's the matter with turning your elbows out, do you want me to dismiss you?"

Li Chong hehe, although he was kicked by the emperor, he didn't take it seriously. Anyway, he already understood that as long as he hugged Han Yue's thigh tightly, the emperor would not deal with him even if he was angry. There will be a reward.

Sure enough, Li Shimin was just trying to frighten him, and he didn't intend to dismiss Li Chong at all. The emperor hummed angrily, "Get up, tell me where that stinky boy is, and how many soldiers and horses are needed to respond?"

Li Chong obediently stood up from the ground and coughed lightly: "When the minister set off, Lord Hou just got up from Xinwancheng, because the looted money and materials were too huge, and the copper coins alone filled fifty carts. Add in gold, silver, ginseng, mink, and there are hundreds of convoys..."

The more he spoke, the lower his voice, because the emperor's face became more and more ugly, the eldest grandson next to him giggled and scolded: "You servant is really lacking in eyesight, Your Majesty clearly can't hear the word money, you also deliberately divide each item. Say, get out of the way quickly, so as not to provoke Your Majesty and kick you again."

The eldest grandson's words were obviously secret protection, the so-called love house and Wu, Li Chong was determined to hug Han Yue's thigh, and the queen naturally gave him a high look.

Li Shimin snorted and waved his hand: "Roll, roll as far as possible, lest I see it and get upset."

"Follow your orders!" Li Chong hurriedly gave a respectful salute, turned around in a panic, and ran away.

"Wait!" The emperor suddenly opened his mouth and stopped him. Although his face was unhappy, he still did not forget the business. Li Shimin suddenly took out a tiger talisman from his waist and threw it in front of Li Chong viciously: "Take it, Use this thing to mobilize the Xuanjia Army, the stinky boy has worked hard to rob the money, and I can't let the Koreans intercept him again."

Li Chong was overjoyed, he grabbed the tiger talisman and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I don't know how many black armored cavalry this minister can mobilize?"

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and said lightly: "Five million guan is not a small amount. If the Korean people know that they have lost this money, they will probably chase and stop it desperately. To prevent accidents, you should bring all the black armored cavalry."

There were a total of 5000 Xuanjia iron cavalry in the Tang Dynasty, divided into six teams, of which 5000 were the most powerful as Han Yue's private soldiers, and the emperor's tiger talisman could mobilize the remaining [-].

To mobilize [-] black armored cavalry, this is a great honor, and few generals in the entire Tang Dynasty have enjoyed it.Li Chong was trembling all over, and he held the tiger talisman in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this minister swears that he will surely welcome you back. If there is any accident, I will come to see you."

Even his voice was choked up.

The leader of the Hundred Cavalry Division is only a fifth-rank military general according to the specifications. Many princes of the Tang Dynasty are not qualified to mobilize the black armored cavalry. Tonight, Li Chong enjoyed one.

"Your Majesty, if I fail, I will see you!" He swore again, standing up and wiping away his tears.

Li Shimin snorted, the emperor was in a much better mood because his subordinates were so loyal, he laughed and scolded: "How much is your head worth? It's a big deal to welcome the Marquis of Jingyang back safely. Get out, get out, lest I see you. Thinking of those 500 million guan, I will be in a bad mood at that time, and I will definitely take back the tiger talisman..."

Li Chong said "Ah", knowing that the emperor was joking, but he was still afraid that it would come true, so he didn't dare to say another word at the moment, turned around and ran to the river bank, holding the tiger amulet in his hand and shouting to start dispatching troops.

The eldest grandson giggled and said, "Your Majesty, this Li Chong has a little wink, knowing that he is holding the thigh of our eldest son."

"This person was born in poverty. Although he is a sideline of the Li family, his life is difficult. He knows that he has no foundation, and he can only pay loyalty if he wants to climb up, but this guy is also interesting. , so I tried my best to gather around the stinky boy, hehe, the leader of the Hundred Knights is not loyal to the emperor, but instead defends a marquis in everything, I am really a failure as an emperor."

The eldest grandson stretched out his hand and hit his husband, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you can't talk nonsense, the courtiers and concubines know that you are joking, and those courtiers may not understand. Yue'er is causing trouble..."

Chapter 243 My idea is very simple, let him be the emperor

Li Shimin was slightly startled, and then smiled bitterly: "The maidservant of Guanyin is right. There are many flattering people in the past dynasties. What I said just now is indeed a little vague, and it is easy to be misunderstood."

The emperor was able to claim that he was wrong, the grandson's heart was very sweet, she held her husband's arm tenderly with both hands, and said softly: "Your Majesty, just now Li Chong said that Yue'er had robbed so much money and filled a hundred carts, where did he come from?" The chariots and horses you got?"

Li Shimin groaned, and speculated: "It must be that Goguryeo just happened to collect taxes, and these gold, silver and copper coins were loaded into cars and were about to be escorted to the capital, so he took advantage of it. This kid is really a lieutenant. He snatched 500 million in World War I, but the enemy Even the chariots and horses are prepared for him, why can’t I encounter such a good thing.”

Seeing that the emperor was about to suffer from pink eye again, the eldest grandson couldn't help but chuckle, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although the money is a lot, you also know that Yue'er is in a hurry to spend it... I heard from my elder brother that he is planning to develop the Kanto region on a large scale." This land has been deserted for thousands of years, and it will cost a lot of money to develop it, 500 million sounds like a lot, maybe it’s not enough.”

"You don't need to fool me!" Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said angrily, "The brat has been in the stock market for three years, and he has already accumulated 200 million yuan, and with this huge sum of money, he has enough money to use. More than 700 million."

He glanced at his eldest grandson, and hehe said: "I also heard that many princes are vying to invest in his development. Wuji invested 30 yuan, Liu Hongji invested 20 yuan, and your Ministry of Internal Affairs even directly invested 210 million yuan. Hmph , a barren land, invested close to tens of millions of dollars, if this matter is heard by other countries, those who don’t know will think I’m crazy.”

The eldest grandson blushed and whispered: "Your Majesty, the concubine also wants to help a bunch of children."

"That can't be pampered for no reason!" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and said with some distress: "Your Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been in trouble. In the past two years, you have managed to make some money through the exchange outside the customs. In the end, you sold 200 million yuan. Although I You are not in charge of the house, but you also know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have so much money, so you must have borrowed money from many noble ladies."

"It's not borrowing money, it's financing!" Zhangsun defended.

"Financing?" The emperor was stunned for a while. It took him a long time to react. He hesitated: "This word is probably invented by a stinky boy again."

The eldest grandson chuckled and said softly, "Apart from our eldest son, who else in the world can come up with these new words?"